The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-26
I1Ifh Legislature.

TN FRIDAY Oh ldSI Neth INC LCSio''
turemen paired and went home except
a few who held formal joint meetings
according to law on Saturday and Mon
day to vote for a U. 5. Senator.
On Monday night the legislature be-
gan its sixth week of useless meeting.
The Senate did little of interest while
the Assembly passed only a bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection OF
the Trenton Battle Monument.
On Tuesday tue Senate passed the
following bills; providing tor drainage
where necessary to public health, fix
ing a penalty of $1,000 fine OF Is years
imprisonment for betraying a girl un-
DER IL years; providing the procedure
tor the expenditure of public money by
municipal boards; requiring farmers
to cut down brush, etc, growing on
the public road in front Of their prem
ises. The Assembly passed only II
bill empowering the Chancellor to fix
the compensation of masters, jurors,
and constables in the cases of requisi-
tions concerning idiots, lunatlcs re.
Clerk Atkinson, of the House, report
ed a list of pages, doorkeepers and 9TH
er employees. The number of them IS
nearly forty, which is very large, Messrs
Tumulty, Wolyertou, Barrigan,
Dickinson and Armstrong We're ap'
pointed a committee to revise the list.
A new bill was introduced by Mr..
Beckwith prohibiting the use of cleo
ton stickers, pastors on slips at any
election in this State.
In the joint meeting held Albeit
received "a votes for Senator; Sewell,
"a; IL scattering; and two obstntees.
On Wednesday the Senate held a
lengthy discussion OF the bill exempt
ing from taxation the widows and chill
dren of soldiers and sailors report
ed from the committee ON revision of
laws. 1t limits the exemption to $500
worth Of property, real OF personal,
Senator Griggs thought the bill uncon-
stitutional and that there were others
as deserving of reward for public serv-
ices. The Senate unanimously con-
firmed the nomination OF john 7. Stock
ton for Attorney General which Gov.
Green had sent in ON Tuesday, and al
50 passed bills, granting consent of the
Legislature to he leasing Of the rail-
roads and franchises, of the West Shore
r. r.. to the n. Y. Central and Hud-
son River r.. R., relative to township
committees. In the Assembly II mo-
ton made TO depOse Speaker Baird was
defeated by a vote Of 80 to Is, Throck-
morton and Kinney voting with the
Republicans, and Speaker Baird refus-
ing to vote.
President Fish called the joint meet
ing to order at noon, with sixty one
members present. On the ballot for
Senator, Mr.. Chase, who had voted for
Ex-Governor Ludlow all along, had his
name passed. When Mr., McDermitt's
name was reached he took occasion tC
denounce tAe Democrats who had been
holding off from the Albeit column,
saying that their action vas a covert
attempt to elect IA Republican. At the
end of the roll-call Mr.. Chase said that
after MI. McDeImitt's speech he
would still vote for Ex-Governor Lud
low. MI. McDermitt tried to apollo
gize, but the motion to adjourned pre-,
vailed, which prevented him. Tie bal
lot resulted: Albeit, 80; Sewell, 80
scattering, IL.
The House passed the bill providing
that an analysis of milk may be made
by chemists appointed by the State
Board of Health.
The House also passed bills fixing
the fees of executors at 7 per cent, OF
the first $1,000 and 5 per cent. OH all
in excess of that amount; giving Coun-
ellis power to elect City Clerks for terms
not exceeding five years, and extend
ing the terms OF the County Freehold
ers to two years,
Mr.. Wolverton's bill reducing the
legal rate of interest TO } per cent, was
passed -37 to 20. A~ssemblyman New.
ell, of Salem, and Roe Of Gloucester,
voted in favor of the bill.